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Matthew 27
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27 Now when morning was come, all the chief priests and the elders of the people took counsel against Jesus to put him to death: 2 and they bound him, and led him away, and delivered him up to Pilate the governor.

3 Then Judas, who [a]betrayed him, when he saw that he was condemned, repented himself, and brought back the thirty pieces of silver to the chief priests and elders, 4 saying, I have sinned in that I [b]betrayed [c]innocent blood. But they said, What is that to us? see thou to it. 5 And he cast down the pieces of silver into the sanctuary, and departed; and he went away and hanged himself. 6 And the chief priests took the pieces of silver, and said, It is not lawful to put them into the [d]treasury, since it is the price of blood. 7 And they took counsel, and bought with them the potter’s field, to bury strangers in. 8 Wherefore that field was called, The field of blood, unto this day. 9 Then was fulfilled that which was spoken through Jeremiah the prophet, saying, [e]And [f]they took the thirty pieces of silver, the price of him that was priced, [g]whom certain of the children of Israel did price; 10 and [h]they gave them for the potter’s field, as the Lord appointed me.

11 Now Jesus stood before the governor: and the governor asked him, saying, Art thou the King of the Jews? And Jesus said unto him, Thou sayest. 12 And when he was accused by the chief priests and elders, he answered nothing. 13 Then saith Pilate unto him, Hearest thou not how many things they witness against thee? 14 And he gave him no answer, not even to one word: insomuch that the governor marvelled greatly. 15 Now at [i]the feast the governor was wont to release unto the multitude one prisoner, whom they would. 16 And they had then a notable prisoner, called Barabbas. 17 When therefore they were gathered together, Pilate said unto them, Whom will ye that I release unto you? Barabbas, or Jesus who is called Christ? 18 For he knew that for envy they had delivered him up. 19 And while he was sitting on the judgment-seat, his wife sent unto him, saying, Have thou nothing to do with that righteous man; for I have suffered many things this day in a dream because of him. 20 Now the chief priests and the elders persuaded the multitudes that they should ask for Barabbas, and destroy Jesus. 21 But the governor answered and said unto them, Which of the two will ye that I release unto you? And they said, Barabbas. 22 Pilate saith unto them, What then shall I do unto Jesus who is called Christ? They all say, Let him be crucified. 23 And he said, Why, what evil hath he done? But they cried out exceedingly, saying, Let him be crucified. 24 So when Pilate saw that he prevailed nothing, but rather that a tumult was arising, he took water, and washed his hands before the multitude, saying, I am innocent [j]of the blood of this righteous man; see ye to it. 25 And all the people answered and said, His blood be on us, and on our children. 26 Then released he unto them Barabbas; but Jesus he scourged and delivered to be crucified.

27 Then the soldiers of the governor took Jesus into the [k]Praetorium, and gathered unto him the whole [l]band. 28 And they [m]stripped him, and put on him a scarlet robe. 29 And they platted a crown of thorns and put it upon his head, and a reed in his right hand; and they kneeled down before him, and mocked him, saying, Hail, King of the Jews! 30 And they spat upon him, and took the reed and smote him on the head. 31 And when they had mocked him, they took off from him the robe, and put on him his garments, and led him away to crucify him.

32 And as they came out, they found a man of Cyrene, Simon by name: him they [n]compelled to go with them, that he might bear his cross.

33 And when they were come unto a place called Golgotha, that is to say, The place of a skull, 34 they gave him wine to drink mingled with gall: and when he had tasted it, he would not drink. 35 And when they had crucified him, they parted his garments among them, casting lots; 36 and they sat and watched him there. 37 And they set up over his head his accusation written, This is Jesus the King of the Jews. 38 Then are there crucified with him two robbers, one on the right hand and one on the left. 39 And they that passed by railed on him, wagging their heads, 40 and saying, Thou that destroyest the [o]temple, and buildest it in three days, save thyself: if thou art the Son of God, come down from the cross. 41 In like manner also the chief priests mocking him, with the scribes and elders, said, 42 He saved others; [p]himself he cannot save. He is the King of Israel; let him now come down from the cross, and we will believe on him. 43 He trusteth on God; let him deliver him now, if he desireth him: for he said, I am the Son of God. 44 And the robbers also that were crucified with him cast upon him the same reproach.

45 Now from the sixth hour there was darkness over all the [q]land until the ninth hour. 46 And about the ninth hour Jesus cried with a loud voice, saying, [r]Eli, Eli, lama sabachthani? that is, My God, my God, [s]why hast thou forsaken me? 47 And some of them that stood there, when they heard it, said, This man calleth Elijah. 48 And straightway one of them ran, and took a sponge, and filled it with vinegar, and put it on a reed, and gave him to drink. 49 And the rest said, Let be; let us see whether Elijah cometh to save him.[t] 50 And Jesus cried again with a loud voice, and yielded up his spirit. 51 And behold, the veil of the [u]temple was rent in two from the top to the bottom; and the earth did quake; and the rocks were rent; 52 and the tombs were opened; and many bodies of the saints that had fallen asleep were raised; 53 and coming forth out of the tombs after his resurrection they entered into the holy city and appeared unto many. 54 Now the centurion, and they that were with him watching Jesus, when they saw the earthquake, and the things that were done, feared exceedingly, saying, Truly this was [v]the Son of God. 55 And many women were there beholding from afar, who had followed Jesus from Galilee, ministering unto him: 56 among whom was Mary Magdalene, and Mary the mother of [w]James and Joses, and the mother of the sons of Zebedee.

57 And when even was come, there came a rich man from Arimathaea, named Joseph, who also himself was Jesus’ disciple: 58 this man went to Pilate, and asked for the body of Jesus. Then Pilate commanded it to be given up. 59 And Joseph took the body, and wrapped it in a clean linen cloth, 60 and laid it in his own new tomb, which he had hewn out in the rock: and he rolled a great stone to the door of the tomb, and departed. 61 And Mary Magdalene was there, and the other Mary, sitting over against the sepulchre.

62 Now on the morrow, which is the day after the Preparation, the chief priests and the Pharisees were gathered together unto Pilate, 63 saying, Sir, we remember that that deceiver said while he was yet alive, After three days I rise again. 64 Command therefore that the sepulchre be made sure until the third day, lest haply his disciples come and steal him away, and say unto the people, He is risen from the dead: and the last error will be worse than the first. 65 Pilate said unto them, [x]Ye have a guard: go, [y]make it as sure as ye can. 66 So they went, and made the sepulchre sure, sealing the stone, the guard being with them.

Footnotes

  1. Matthew 27:3 See marginal note on 10:4.
  2. Matthew 27:4 See marginal note on 10:4.
  3. Matthew 27:4 Many ancient authorities read righteous.
  4. Matthew 27:6 Greek corbanas, that is, sacred treasury. Compare Mk. 7:11.
  5. Matthew 27:9 Zech. 11:12, 13.
  6. Matthew 27:9 Or, I took
  7. Matthew 27:9 Or, whom they priced on the part of the sons of Israel
  8. Matthew 27:10 Some ancient authorities read I gave.
  9. Matthew 27:15 Or, a feast
  10. Matthew 27:24 Some ancient authorities read of this blood: see ye etc.
  11. Matthew 27:27 Or, palace See Mk. 15:16.
  12. Matthew 27:27 Or, cohort
  13. Matthew 27:28 Some ancient authorities read clothed.
  14. Matthew 27:32 Greek impressed.
  15. Matthew 27:40 Or, sanctuary
  16. Matthew 27:42 Or, can he not save himself?
  17. Matthew 27:45 Or, earth
  18. Matthew 27:46 Ps. 22:1.
  19. Matthew 27:46 Or, why didst thou forsake me?
  20. Matthew 27:49 Many ancient authorities add And another took a spear and pierced his side, and there came out water and blood. See Jn. 19:34.
  21. Matthew 27:51 Or, sanctuary
  22. Matthew 27:54 Or, a son of God
  23. Matthew 27:56 Or, Jacob
  24. Matthew 27:65 Or, Take a guard
  25. Matthew 27:65 Greek make it sure, as ye know.
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Matthew 27
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Jesus Taken to Pilate

27 Now when it[a] was early morning, all the chief priests and the elders of the people took counsel against Jesus in order to put him to death. 2 And after[b] tying him up, they led him[c] away and handed him[d] over to Pilate the governor.

The Suicide of Judas Iscariot

3 Then when[e] Judas, the one who had betrayed him, saw that he had been condemned, he regretted what he had done[f] and[g] returned the thirty silver coins to the chief priests and elders, 4 saying, “I have sinned by[h] betraying innocent blood!” But they said, “What is that to us? You see to it!”[i] 5 And throwing the silver coins into the temple he departed. And he went away and[j] hanged himself. 6 But the chief priests took the silver coins and[k] said, “It is not permitted to put them into the temple treasury, because it is blood money.”[l] 7 And after[m] taking counsel, they purchased with[n] them the Potter’s Field, for a burial place for strangers. 8 (For this reason that field has been called the Field of Blood until today.) 9 Then what was spoken by the prophet Jeremiah was fulfilled, who said, “And they took the thirty silver coins, the price of the one who had been priced, on whom a price had been set by the sons of Israel, 10 and they gave them for the potter’s field, just as the Lord directed me.”[o]

Jesus Before Pilate

11 So Jesus stood before the governor, and the governor asked him, saying, “Are you the king of the Jews?” And Jesus said, “You say so.” 12 And when he was being accused[p] by the chief priests and elders he answered nothing. 13 Then Pilate said to him, “Do you not hear how many things they are testifying against you?” 14 And he did not reply to him, not even with reference to one statement, so that the governor was very astonished.

Pilate Releases Barabbas

15 Now at each feast, the governor was accustomed to release one prisoner to the crowd—the one whom they wanted. 16 And at that time they had a notorious prisoner named Jesus[q] Barabbas.[r] 17 So after[s] they had assembled, Pilate said to them, “Whom do you want me to release for you—Jesus[t] Barabbas or Jesus who is called Christ?” 18 (For he knew that they had handed him over because of envy. 19 And while[u] he was sitting on the judgment seat, his wife sent a message[v] to him, saying, “Have nothing to do with that righteous man,[w] for I have suffered much as a result of a dream today because of him.”) 20 But the chief priests and the elders persuaded the crowds that they should ask for Barabbas and put Jesus to death. 21 So the governor answered and[x] said to them, “Which of the two do you want me to release for you?” And they said, “Barabbas!” 22 Pilate said to them, “What then should I do with Jesus, the one who is called Christ?” They all said, “Let him be crucified!” 23 And he said, “Why? What wrong has he done?” But they began to shout[y] even louder, saying, “Let him be crucified!”

24 So Pilate, when he[z] saw that he was accomplishing nothing, but instead an uproar was developing, took water and[aa] washed his[ab] hands before the crowd, saying, “I am innocent of the blood of this man. You see to it!”[ac] 25 And all the people answered and[ad] said, “His blood be on us and on our children!” 26 Then he released Barabbas for them, but after[ae] he had Jesus flogged, he handed him[af] over so that he could be crucified.

Jesus Is Mocked

27 Then the soldiers of the governor took Jesus into the governor’s residence and[ag] gathered the whole cohort to him. 28 And they stripped him and[ah] put a scarlet military cloak around him, 29 and weaving a crown of thorns, they put it[ai] on his head, and put[aj] a reed in his right hand. And kneeling down before him, they mocked him, saying, “Hail, king of the Jews!” 30 And they spat on him and[ak] took the reed and repeatedly struck[al] him[am] on his head. 31 And when they had mocked him, they stripped him of the military cloak and put his own clothes on him, and led him away in order to crucify him.[an]

Jesus Is Crucified

32 And as they[ao] were going out, they found a man of Cyrene named[ap] Simon. They forced this man to carry his cross. 33 And when they[aq] came to a place called Golgotha (which means Place of a Skull),[ar] 34 they gave him wine mixed with gall to drink, and when he[as] tasted it[at] he did not want to drink it.[au] 35 And when they[av] had crucified him, they divided his clothes among themselves[aw] by[ax] casting lots. 36 And they sat down and[ay] were watching over him there. 37 And they put above his head the charge against him in writing:[az] “This is Jesus, the king of the Jews.” 38 Then two robbers were crucified with him, one on his right and one on his left. 39 And those who passed by reviled him, shaking their heads 40 and saying, “The one who would destroy the temple and rebuild it[ba] in three days, save yourself! If you are the Son of God, come down from the cross!” 41 In the same way also the chief priests, along with the scribes and elders, were mocking him,[bb] saying, 42 “He saved others; he is not able to save himself! He is the king of Israel! Let him come down now from the cross, and we will believe in him! 43 He trusts in God; let him deliver him now if he wants to,[bc] because he said, ‘I am the Son of God’!” 44 And in the same way even the robbers who were crucified with him were reviling him.

Jesus Dies on the Cross

45 Now from the sixth hour, darkness came over all the land until the ninth hour. 46 And about the ninth hour Jesus cried out with a loud voice, saying, “Eli, Eli, lema sabachthani?” (that is, “My God, my God, why have you forsaken me?”)[bd] 47 And some of those who were standing there, when they[be] heard it,[bf] said, “This man is summoning Elijah!” 48 And immediately one of them ran and took a sponge and filled it[bg] with sour wine and put it[bh] on a reed and[bi] gave it[bj] to him to drink. 49 But the others said, “Leave him[bk] alone! let us see if Elijah is coming to save him.” 50 And Jesus cried out again with a loud voice and[bl] gave up his[bm] spirit. 51 And behold, the curtain of the temple was torn in two from top to bottom, and the earth shook and the rocks were split. 52 And the tombs were opened, and many bodies of the saints who had fallen asleep were raised, 53 and coming out of the tombs after his resurrection, they went into the holy city and appeared to many.

54 Now the centurion and those with him who were guarding Jesus, when they[bn] saw the earthquake and the things that took place, were extremely frightened, saying, “Truly this man was God’s Son!” 55 And there were many women there, observing from a distance, who had followed Jesus from Galilee, serving him, 56 among whom were Mary Magdalene, and Mary the mother of James and Joseph, and the mother of the sons of Zebedee.

Jesus Is Buried

57 Now when it was evening, a rich man from Arimathea named Joseph came, who also was a disciple of Jesus himself. 58 This man approached Pilate and[bo] asked for the body of Jesus. Then Pilate ordered it[bp] to be given to him.[bq] 59 And Joseph took the body and[br] wrapped it in a clean linen cloth, 60 and placed it in his own new tomb that he had cut in the rock. And he rolled a large stone to the entrance of the tomb and[bs] went away. 61 Now Mary Magdalene and the other Mary were there, sitting opposite the tomb.

The Tomb Is Sealed and Guarded

62 Now on the next day, which is after the day of preparation, the chief priests and the Pharisees assembled before Pilate, 63 saying, “Sir, we remember that while[bt] that deceiver was still alive he said, ‘After three days I will rise.’ 64 Therefore give orders that the tomb be made secure until the third day, lest his disciples come and[bu] steal him and tell the people, ‘He has been raised from the dead,’ and the last deception will be worse than the first.” 65 Pilate said to them, “You have a guard of soldiers. Go, make it[bv] as secure as you know how.” 66 So they went with the guard of soldiers and[bw] made the tomb secure by[bx] sealing the stone.

Footnotes

  1. Matthew 27:1 Here “when” is supplied as a component of the temporal genitive absolute participle (“was”)
  2. Matthew 27:2 Here “after” is supplied as a component of the participle (“tying”) which is understood as temporal
  3. Matthew 27:2 Here the direct object is supplied from context in the English translation
  4. Matthew 27:2 Here the direct object is supplied from context in the English translation
  5. Matthew 27:3 Here “when” is supplied as a component of the participle (“saw”) which is understood as temporal
  6. Matthew 27:3 Here the direct object is supplied from context in the English translation
  7. Matthew 27:3 Here “and” is supplied because the previous participle (“regretted”) has been translated as a finite verb
  8. Matthew 27:4 Here “by” is supplied as a component of the participle (“betraying”) which is understood as means
  9. Matthew 27:4 *Here the direct object is supplied from context in the English translation
  10. Matthew 27:5 Here “and” is supplied because the previous participle (“went away”) has been translated as a finite verb
  11. Matthew 27:6 Here “and” is supplied because the previous participle (“took”) has been translated as a finite verb
  12. Matthew 27:6 Literally “the price of blood”
  13. Matthew 27:7 Here “after” is supplied as a component of the participle (“taking”) which is understood as temporal
  14. Matthew 27:7 Literally “for”
  15. Matthew 27:10 A quotation from various passages in Jeremiah including 18:2–6; 19:1–13; 32:6–15; see also Zech 11:12–13
  16. Matthew 27:12 Literally “in the him being accused”
  17. Matthew 27:16 Although many manuscripts omit “Jesus” here, it is so hard to explain why a scribe would have added it that the reading is probably original
  18. Matthew 27:16 “Barabbas” means “son of the father” in Aramaic
  19. Matthew 27:17 Here “after” is supplied as a component of the temporal genitive absolute participle (“had assembled”)
  20. Matthew 27:17 Although many manuscripts omit “Jesus” here, it is so hard to explain why a scribe would have added it that the reading is probably original
  21. Matthew 27:19 Here “while” is supplied as a component of the temporal genitive absolute participle (“was sitting”)
  22. Matthew 27:19 Here the direct object is supplied from context in the English translation
  23. Matthew 27:19 Literally “nothing to you and to that righteous man”
  24. Matthew 27:21 Here “and” is supplied because the previous participle (“answered”) has been translated as a finite verb
  25. Matthew 27:23 The imperfect tense has been translated as ingressive here (“began to shout”)
  26. Matthew 27:24 Here “when” is supplied as a component of the participle (“saw”) which is understood as temporal
  27. Matthew 27:24 Here “and” is supplied because the previous participle (“took”) has been translated as a finite verb
  28. Matthew 27:24 Literally “the”; the Greek article is used here as a possessive pronoun
  29. Matthew 27:24 *Here the direct object is supplied from context in the English translation
  30. Matthew 27:25 Here “and” is supplied because the previous participle (“answered”) has been translated as a finite verb
  31. Matthew 27:26 Here “after” is supplied as a component of the participle (“flogged”) which is understood as temporal
  32. Matthew 27:26 Here the direct object is supplied from context in the English translation
  33. Matthew 27:27 Here “and” is supplied because the previous participle (“took”) has been translated as a finite verb
  34. Matthew 27:28 Here “and” is supplied because the previous participle (“stripped”) has been translated as a finite verb
  35. Matthew 27:29 Here the direct object is supplied from context in the English translation
  36. Matthew 27:29 This is an understood repetition of the verb from earlier in the verse
  37. Matthew 27:30 Here “and” is supplied because the previous participle (“spat”) has been translated as a finite verb
  38. Matthew 27:30 The imperfect tense has been translated as iterative here (“repeatedly struck”)
  39. Matthew 27:30 Here the direct object is supplied from context in the English translation
  40. Matthew 27:31 *Here the direct object is supplied from context in the English translation
  41. Matthew 27:32 Here “as” is supplied as a component of the participle (“were going out”) which is understood as temporal
  42. Matthew 27:32 Literally “by name”
  43. Matthew 27:33 Here “when” is supplied as a component of the participle (“came”) which is understood as temporal
  44. Matthew 27:33 Literally “is called Place of a Skull”
  45. Matthew 27:34 Here “when” is supplied as a component of the participle (“tasted”) which is understood as temporal
  46. Matthew 27:34 Here the direct object is supplied from context in the English translation
  47. Matthew 27:34 *Here the direct object is supplied from context in the English translation
  48. Matthew 27:35 Here “when” is supplied as a component of the participle (“had crucified”) which is understood as temporal
  49. Matthew 27:35 Here “among themselves” reflects the middle voice of the verb “divided”
  50. Matthew 27:35 Here “by” is supplied as a component of the participle (“casting”) which is understood as means
  51. Matthew 27:36 Here “and” is supplied because the previous participle (“sat down”) has been translated as a finite verb
  52. Matthew 27:37 Literally “written”
  53. Matthew 27:40 Here the direct object is supplied from context in the English translation
  54. Matthew 27:41 *Here the direct object is supplied from context in the English translation
  55. Matthew 27:43 Or “let him deliver him now if he wants him”
  56. Matthew 27:46 A quotation from Ps 22:1
  57. Matthew 27:47 Here “when” is supplied as a component of the participle (“heard”) which is understood as temporal
  58. Matthew 27:47 *Here the direct object is supplied from context in the English translation
  59. Matthew 27:48 Here the direct object is supplied from context in the English translation
  60. Matthew 27:48 Here the direct object is supplied from context in the English translation
  61. Matthew 27:48 Here “and” is supplied because the previous participles (“ran … took … filled … put”) have been translated as finite verbs
  62. Matthew 27:48 Here the direct object is supplied from context in the English translation
  63. Matthew 27:49 Here the direct object is supplied from context in the English translation
  64. Matthew 27:50 Here “and” is supplied because the previous participle (“cried out”) has been translated as a finite verb
  65. Matthew 27:50 Literally “the”; the Greek article is used here as a possessive pronoun
  66. Matthew 27:54 Here “when” is supplied as a component of the participle (“saw”) which is understood as temporal
  67. Matthew 27:58 Here “and” is supplied because the previous participle (“approached”) has been translated as a finite verb
  68. Matthew 27:58 Here the direct object is supplied from context in the English translation
  69. Matthew 27:58 *The words “to him” are not in the Greek text but are implied
  70. Matthew 27:59 Here “and” is supplied because the previous participle (“took”) has been translated as a finite verb
  71. Matthew 27:60 Here “and” is supplied because the previous participle (“rolled”) has been translated as a finite verb
  72. Matthew 27:63 Here “while” is supplied as a component of the participle (“alive”) which is understood as temporal
  73. Matthew 27:64 Here “and” is supplied because the previous participle (“come”) has been translated as a finite verb
  74. Matthew 27:65 Here the direct object is supplied from context in the English translation
  75. Matthew 27:66 Here “and” is supplied because the previous participle (“went”) has been translated as a finite verb
  76. Matthew 27:66 Here “by” is supplied as a component of the participle (“sealing”) which is understood as means
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